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During a 2001 business trip to the Outdoor Retailer Show in Salt Lake City, the pair chatted on the plane ride, caught a free outdoor concert and went for a swim.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

"They were... training it off of Marilyn Monroe films that we had licensed. And I went for it," said the director.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

An activist, journalist, and relentless traveler who said she went for 20 years without spending more than eight consecutive days in her New York apartment, Steinem described herself as “an entrepreneur of social change.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

It was a big reason why Maitri, 24, and her boyfriend went for three weeks earlier this year.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

She went for the broom and swept the clay up.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez



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